UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 7, 2018

 

 

Aquinox Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware		001-36327		98-0542593
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

450 - 887 Great Northern Way,

Vancouver, B.C.

Canada, V5T 4T5

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (604) 629-9223

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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Item 5.07

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On May 7, 2018, Aquinox Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders at the offices of Cooley LLP at 1700 Seventh Avenue, Suite 1900, Seattle, Washington, 98101 (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders voted on two proposals, each of which is described in more detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 26, 2018. The following is a brief description of each matter voted upon and the certified voting results with respect to each matter.

Proposal No. 1. Stockholders elected each of the two nominees for Class I director to serve until the Company’s 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until his respective successor has been duly elected and qualified, or, if sooner, until the director’s death, resignation or removal. The final voting results were as follows:

 

Director Name		Votes For		Votes Withheld		Broker        Non-Votes
David Main		20,120,399		117,266		1,352,372
Sean Nolan		20,048,198		189,467		1,352,372

Proposal No. 2. Stockholders ratified the selection by the Audit Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors of Deloitte LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018. The final voting results were as follows:

 

Votes  For		Votes Against		Abstentions		Broker        Non-Votes
21,373,514		132,990		83,533		—

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

Date: May 11, 2018